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Tuvok to Voyager.
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Voyager, do you read?
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- You must lie still.
- I can't feel my legs.
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Several of your vertebrae
are fractured.
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- Isn't there anything you can do?
- Our supplies are inadequate.
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We must wait for Voyager to find us.
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My whole body is numb.
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I want you
to slow your breathing and relax.
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Try not to move.
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All this time, I thought I was so lucky.
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No family back home, nobody to miss.
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Now it seems sad
not to leave anybody behind.
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Ensign Macormak
would miss you a great deal.
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You think so?
I was never really sure how she...
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Don't be frightened. I won't hurt you.
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- Let me go!
- Will you run if I do?
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No.
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- My name is Tuvok. Who are you?
- Tressa. You don't look like us.
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I am not a member of your race.
I am Vulcan.
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I thought this moon was uninhabited.
Do you live here?
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We came here on a ship,
but it crashed, like yours.
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- Where are your parents?
- Dead. Is he dead, too?
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- Yes.
- What were you doing?
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I put a stasis field around him
to protect him until I can take him back.
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Why?
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Some cultures consider an appropriate
burial to be a sign of respect.
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Is there anyone else here with you?
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It's all right.
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- There is no one looking after you?
- Everyone else died. We're alone.
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There is no reason to be afraid.
I will see that you get home safely.
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Captains log, supplemental.
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I've sent out parties to analyse
the mineral deposits around Drayan II,
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and I've arranged a meeting
with the planet's leader.
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Nobody has had contact
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with the Drayans for decades.
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Are they hostile?
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No. Just very private.
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Deck 4. My professor said that
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the first minutes of contact are crucial.
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I'd feel better if we knew what to expect.
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Often you must go in blind. It's exciting.
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As a science officer,
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I envied that privilege of the captain.
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I envied it so much I almost went back
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to the Academy for remedial training.
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We were sent to make contact
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with the Tarkannans.
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I studied them and asked
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to be part of the diplomatic team.
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Coming face to face with them,
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I made the gesture for hello,
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not realising that males and females
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use different movements.
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I was propositioning the ambassador.
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Energise.
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I'm Captain Kathryn Janeway.
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Welcome aboard
the Federation starship Voyager.
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First Prelate Alcia.
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May this day find you at peace
and leave you with hope.
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That's a blessing
from our ancient scrolls.
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That means, "Peace in your heart,
fortune in your steps."
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It's very gracious of you
to agree to meet with us.
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We don't often engage in dialogue
with alien races,
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but your story of
crossing the galaxy intrigued me.
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I'll tell you all about our journey
and my crew.
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- Perhaps you'd like to see our ship.
- Thank you.
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Our warp core can operate
for up to three years before refuelling.
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It's equipped with a compositor
which recrystalises the dilithium.
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We can never be sure
when we'll find a new supply.
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I'm sorry my chief engineer isn't here.
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She's surveying the moons
around Drayan.
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I find it interesting
that you chose this to show me first.
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Do you consider technology
to be your highest achievement?
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Not as an end in itself.
The purpose of all this
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is to help us gain knowledge
of the universe and its people.
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Our ancestors were brilliant scientists.
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They were continually developing
better, smarter machines,
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until technology became
more important than people.
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Society would have self-destructed
if it weren't for the Reformation.
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My great-grandfather helped
to return us to ourselves.
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Since that time,
we've remained isolated
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to avoid those who might
lead us down the wrong path.
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Some human cultures
have done the same.
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- Will he be all right in there?
- Yes.
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I have secured his body.
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We were fortunate to have escaped
with only bruises.
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- The Attendants protected us.
- Attendants?
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The people on our ship.
They got us to the escape pod.
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- Can we go now? I want to go.
- Are we going to fly on your ship?
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He said it was a shuttle, not a ship.
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We cannot leave yet.
My shuttle needs repairs.
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- Can't you fix it?
- I believe so.
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I am more concerned
with the electrodynamic turbulence.
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What's electro turbulence?
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A thermal inversion gradient
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is causing unpredictable currents
in the atmosphere.
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Those currents caused my shuttle
to crash, and I assume yours as well.
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I must find a way
to navigate through the turbulence.
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- Will that take a long time?
- It may. You must be patient.
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I don't want to stay here.
I don't like it here.
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That doesn't change our situation,
nor does it give us a solution.
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- You don't have to be so mean.
- It isn't my intention to be mean.
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I wish
to give you a realistic assessment.
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Vulcans never shield
their children from the truth.
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That would only hinder
their ability to cope.
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- I'm hungry.
- There are rations in the shuttle.
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- What's "rations"?
- Concentrated nutritional supplements.
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- I want <i>takka</i> berries.
- With <i>cherel</i> sauce.
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We have only rations.
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I must begin working on my shuttle.
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We have four hours
of daylight remaining.
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- We can't be here at night!
- The <i>morrok</i> comes!
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- Is that an animal?
- It's what takes you when you die.
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It lives here. In the cave.
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I'm not detecting any life-forms
other than us.
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It's here. It will come.
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Have you ever seen this creature?
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You can only see it when it comes
for you. Then it's too late.
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- Your anxiety is causing you to...
- It took the others!
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Jarren and Fayla -
the other children on the ship.
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The <i>morrok</i> took them while we slept.
And tonight it will take us.
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The Federation consists
of over 150 different worlds
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who have agreed to share
their knowledge and resources.
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Visitors. Welcome to sickbay.
I'm the chief medical officer.
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- This is First Prelate Alcia of Drayan II.
- It's an honour to meet you.
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We don't receive distinguished guests...
unless there's been an accident.
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Nothing unfortunate will happen to you.
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But if it did
you'll be in very capable hands.
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We are fully equipped to provide
a wide variety of treatments,
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from removing a splinter
to resequencing a strand of DNA.
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And our research facilities
are the most advanced in Starfleet.
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Very impressive.
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And this man isn't even
a biological life-form.
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He's a computer-generated
holographic projection.
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My people believe that physical matter
is only an illusion.
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The body is not the true self,
only a representation.
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One of our greatest philosophers, Plato,
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wrote that what we see around us
are only poor shadows of ideal objects.
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That is similar to our teachings.
Our connection to a higher plane
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is more important than this brief
existence, however real it seems.
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There's an incoming message
for the First Prelate.
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- Would you like to use my office?
- Yes, thank you, Doctor...
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I'm afraid it's just Doctor.
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- Patch it through to the Doctor's office.
- Acknowledged.
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You did very well! She was impressed.
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Kes has been coaching me
on my diplomatic skills.
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- It shows.
- We'll have to open negotiations,
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find out what they might want
in exchange for the polyferranide.
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I've been called away
on an emergency.
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- Can we help?
- No, thank you.
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You continue on your journey.
It's been interesting.
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We hoped to learn more about you.
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It's our custom to avoid
close contact with outsiders.
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I choose to honour that tradition.
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Goodbye, Captain.
I hope you find your way home.
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- Was it something I said?
- We have no intention of interfering.
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She made her wishes clear.
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If we're not welcome, we'll go.
Recall the scouting parties.
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We'll find our polyferranide
somewhere else.
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Where did you last see them?
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By the big tree,
when we went to sleep last night.
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- Were they injured?
- Jarren hurt his hand.
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- But both were able to walk?
- Yes.
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Did they get up during the night?
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You think they wandered off,
but they didn't.
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The <i>morrok</i> took them. They're gone.
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They aren't within scanning range.
That is all we know for certain.
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We have to get away from here.
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- Please can we go?
- I'm scared.
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Children, you're allowing
your fears to guide you.
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You must control your own imagination.
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- But the <i>morrok!</i>
- Yes, that is one possibility.
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However, your emotions are preventing
you from judging how unlikely it is.
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- I can't help it. I'm scared.
- I believe you can help it.
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Vulcan children learn to detach
themselves from their emotions.
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- How?
- Focus on the object of your fear.
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Picture the <i>morrok</i> in your minds.
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That image is accompanied
by an emotional response.
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What is that feeling like?
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- It makes my stomach all tight.
- I want to run, but my legs won't work.
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If you could see that emotion,
what would it look like?
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Like a big black cloud, with thunder
and lightning all around us.
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Imagine a strong wind
is pushing that cloud away.
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Watch as your fear grows more distant.
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It is no longer a part of you.
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Once you detach yourself
from your emotional responses,
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you come closer to controlling them.
Eventually, they will be eliminated.
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Do you live without feeling anything?
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More accurately,
we strive to control our feelings.
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- You don't get scared? Ever?
- No.
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- Even when your shuttle crashed?
- Correct.
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What if there was a big <i>tardeth</i>
coming after you...
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The circumstances are irrelevant.
We approach every situation logically.
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I must begin work on my shuttle.
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We will resume the search
for the other children soon.
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I expect you to sit quietly
and not touch any of the equipment.
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We promise.
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Elani, please put that down.
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- Let me have it!
- No! I found it!
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Be careful with that!
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You will stay here...
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and you will stay here.
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Where do I sit?
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But I want to sit next to you.
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- Why do your ears look like that?
- All Vulcans have similar ears.
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- Why?
- Many millennia of evolution.
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- Do they make you hear better?
- No.
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Where do Vulcans live? Is it far away?
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My homeworld is
on the other side of the galaxy.
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- Elani, I asked you not to play with that.
- Sorry.
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- What are you doing?
- Helping her to meditate.
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Close your eyes and imagine
all the energy in your body
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is flowing to the point
where your fingertips meet.
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Nothing else you hear
or feel is important.
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Let the outside world fade away.
You exist only inside your mind.
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- Do you have any children?
- Be quiet.
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We're trying to attain a meditative state.
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- But I want to know!
- I have four children. Now concentrate.
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- What are they like?
- Well-behaved.
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They had mastered
heightened awareness at your age.
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If Vulcans don't feel anything,
does that mean you don't love them?
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My attachment to my children
cannot be described as an emotion.
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They are part of my identity.
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- I am incomplete without them.
- I bet they miss you, too.
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- I have to scratch my nose.
- You may.
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- Tuvok!
- Yes.
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- I hear something.
- Is it a ship?
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I believe so.
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- Who is it?
- The sensors aren't fully functional.
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I'm trying to identify the ship
by its shield harmonics.
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Is somebody coming to save us?
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It is not a shuttle from Voyager.
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The pattern of the harmonics matches
those in orbit around Drayan.
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Your people
have come looking for you.
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We have to hide.
You can't let them find us here.
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I don't understand.
I thought you wanted to go home.
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00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,150
They won't take us home.
They made us come here.
238
00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:10,518
- For what purpose?
- They sent us here to die.
239
00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,876
- We have to go.
- If they find us, we'll all die.
240
00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,476
- Please, Tuvok.
- Why would they want to harm you?
241
00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,677
- Please! They're coming!
- Help us!
242
00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,950
Two of them are coming this way.
243
00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:56,037
- What are you doing?
- Hiding us from their scanners.
244
00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,719
Why do you think they'll kill you?
245
00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,394
That's what this place is for.
246
00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,313
They bring children here
for the final ritual.
247
00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:50,189
- Then the <i>morrok</i> takes them away.
- No one ever comes back.
248
00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:53,238
It is illogical for a society
to kill its children.
249
00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:59,032
The scrolls say we should be happy,
that when we die our energy is set free.
250
00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,397
Is it true? Is that what really happens?
251
00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:08,435
Vulcans believe that a person's <i>katra,</i>
what some might call a soul,
252
00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,875
exists after the body dies.
253
00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,554
Do you believe that?
254
00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:17,395
When I was younger,
I accepted it without question.
255
00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,597
In recent years,
I have experienced doubts.
256
00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:24,833
I believe there is more within us
than science has yet explained.
257
00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,073
I know we should have more faith.
It's wrong to be afraid of death.
258
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,993
There is nothing wrong
in choosing to live.
259
00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:36,915
- Will you help us?
- Until I can understand your situation,
260
00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,197
it would be best
to get you back to Voyager.
261
00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,551
Torres and Neelix just got back.
262
00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,109
There's still no word
from Tuvok and Bennet.
263
00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,271
I'm not picking up their shuttle.
264
00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:59,958
Heavy solar flare activity is
causing electrodynamic disturbance.
265
00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:04,716
We found a vein of pure polyferranide,
three kilometres long.
266
00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,916
When was your last contact
with the other team?
267
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,197
- Hours ago. Is there a problem?
- We can't reach them.
268
00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:13,670
They were going to check out
the outermost moons.
269
00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,796
Can you find their ion signature?
270
00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,669
I'm reading one
on heading 151, mark 8.
271
00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:24,755
- That's where Neelix and I went.
- And another 20 degrees to starboard.
272
00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,956
Set a course.
273
00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,913
We can't see anything through
the turbulence in the atmosphere.
274
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:42,949
- The Drayan ship hasn't responded.
- Is our signal getting through?
275
00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:45,076
They're receiving it.
276
00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,915
- Continue hails.
- This desecration dishonours us.
277
00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,550
- I don't understand.
- This moon is our "crysata".
278
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,790
Your presence is forbidden.
279
00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,748
We've come to look for
one of our shuttles. It's missing.
280
00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,354
We found it. The pilot is dead.
281
00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,796
There were two men on board.
Did you find both?
282
00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:06,951
No. Only one.
283
00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:11,671
If there's someone else on this moon,
transport him back to your ship.
284
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:16,072
This kind of disturbance is why
we avoid contact with outsiders.
285
00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,994
I should have known better
than to indulge my curiosity.
286
00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:25,712
- The shuttle crash was an accident.
- One which I expect you to correct.
287
00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,196
What's the status of the transporters?
288
00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:33,956
We can't lock onto anything. It would be
easier to send down another shuttle.
289
00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:37,192
No. That would only make
things worse.
290
00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:39,430
I'll keep working on it.
291
00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:56,030
How can you be thirsty again
after four drinks of water?
292
00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:00,910
- Aren't you going to sleep?
- I can go days without rest.
293
00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,036
You cannot.
294
00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,715
It's warmer by the fire.
Go back and try to sleep.
295
00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:12,111
Do not worry. I have run
several thorough scans of the area.
296
00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:17,229
There are no other life-forms present
within five kilometres.
297
00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,392
Maybe the <i>morrok</i>
doesn't show up on the scans.
298
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:26,112
I am also keeping watch on all of you.
If there is trouble, I'll come immediately.
299
00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,678
We can't sleep.
300
00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,473
- Apparently not.
- It's so dark.
301
00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,677
I think the fire's going out.
You should look.
302
00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,832
I added more wood
less than half an hour ago.
303
00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:04,109
However, it might be wise
to check it again.
304
00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,794
I always have my hair brushed
before bed.
305
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:11,317
- I like to hear a story.
- Tell us about the fire beast of Sullus.
306
00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:17,157
I never understood the practice of
describing ferocious beasts at bedtime.
307
00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:20,033
Don't Vulcans tell bedtime stories?
308
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,954
If my children had difficulty sleeping,
I'd play music.
309
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,430
- I like music.
- I don't have my lute.
310
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,558
- What's that?
- It is a five-stringed instrument,
311
00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,950
tuned on a diatonic scale.
312
00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:36,395
It can be very soothing.
313
00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,439
My youngest son
was particularly fond of it.
314
00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,672
He always used to ask me to play
"Falor's Journey".
315
00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:49,437
It is a tale of enlightenment,
consisting of 348 verses.
316
00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,115
It may not be necessary
to include the complete narrative.
317
00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,236
Falor was a prosperous merchant,
318
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:02,473
who went on a journey
to gain greater awareness.
319
00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:08,670
Through storms he crossed the Voroth
Sea to reach the shores of Raal,
320
00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,752
where old T'Para offered truth.
321
00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,829
TUVOK!
322
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,155
They're gone.
323
00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,710
- You might want to see this.
- Have you found the shuttle?
324
00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:44,111
We found two,
both crashed on the surface.
325
00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,875
The sensor resolution is low.
This looks like our shuttle.
326
00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:52,875
- I guess the other one is Drayan.
- We've had indications of lifesigns.
327
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,989
A while ago there were four of them.
Now there are only two.
328
00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:03,678
I've been working on the transporters.
It isn't possible to get a pattern lock.
329
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,229
We must consider other options.
330
00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:11,076
I want a full analysis of the atmosphere
and a way to get a shuttle down there.
331
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,391
Then let's hope
we won't need to try it.
332
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:21,631
There were no other life-forms
or unusual energy readings all night.
333
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:26,078
It was the <i>morrok.</i>
Why don't you believe me?
334
00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,959
Very well. I'll investigate.
335
00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,549
Wait here while I look inside the cave.
336
00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,757
But if you go in there,
you won't come out.
337
00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,878
I will take every possible precaution.
338
00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,791
I believe you
can be responsible with this.
339
00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:50,200
Aim like this and press here to fire.
I'll seal the shuttle's door while I'm gone.
340
00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,273
No, Tuvok! Don't leave me
all by myself! Please!
341
00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:59,036
If there is anything in the cave,
we will learn what has been happening.
342
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,590
It is important to gather
as much information as possible.
343
00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,593
I'm scared.
344
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:10,550
We fear what we do not understand.
Our best defence is knowledge.
345
00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:14,076
You must trust me, Tressa.
I'll return shortly.
346
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,550
- Promise?
- I will not abandon you.
347
00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,988
What did you see in there?
348
00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:12,756
I realise it may frighten you,
but you must hear the truth.
349
00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:21,475
I did not find the other children,
nor do I know what happened to them.
350
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:25,872
I'm going to be next, aren't I?
There's nothing we can do about it.
351
00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,554
The disappearances
have occurred at night.
352
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,234
We will leave before the sun sets.
353
00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,870
I'll really be quiet this time.
I won't touch anything.
354
00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:38,669
That would make it difficult for you
to assist me with repairs.
355
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,119
The Drayans
have sent another shuttle down.
356
00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,078
There must be 20 people
on the surface.
357
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,038
I can't tell if the original two life-forms
are still there.
358
00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,272
How many search parties
could it take to find two people?
359
00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,398
There's a break in the turbulence.
I'm picking up a com-signal.
360
00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,997
- Tuvok to Voyager. Do you read?
- We read you. Are you OK?
361
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:03,152
- Yes. But Ensign Bennet is dead.
- We know.
362
00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,073
We're having trouble with the Drayans.
363
00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,231
They insist on sending their own search
parties.
364
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,233
- Yes. I have been avoiding them.
- Why?
365
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:14,392
I have a young girl with me
who claims they've come to kill her.
366
00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:19,031
I was reluctant to believe it, but several
other children have disappeared.
367
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:26,195
- Captain, the signal's breaking up.
- What happened to the other children?
368
00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,875
They have disappeared.
Something on this moon is responsible.
369
00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:33,715
We must leave here.
I'm attempting to repair...
370
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,877
Scan his shuttle.
Will he be able to get out?
371
00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,634
There's no structural damage.
Some power fluctuations.
372
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,791
- He should be able to take off.
- What if they can't?
373
00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:47,316
Hail the Drayan ship.
374
00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,033
- Captain.
- First Prelate.
375
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,796
You have a damaged ship on the
surface and there may be survivors.
376
00:32:55,960 --> 00:33:02,433
- I'd like to offer to help find them.
- You've been intrusive enough.
377
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:06,070
The people on the surface
may be in trouble.
378
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,118
You must be concerned for their safety.
379
00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,272
There's no reason to fear for anyone's
safety on the crysata.
380
00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,874
It's a blessed haven, unspoilt,
381
00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:19,909
which is why I can't allow you to go
there under any circumstances.
382
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,789
Then I'll be taking a shuttle to
the surface without your permission.
383
00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:27,350
- That's completely unacceptable.
- It's necessary.
384
00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:30,512
If you launch a shuttle
I will send one after you.
385
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,831
It's not my intention
to provoke a conflict.
386
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,070
Then leave.
387
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:39,312
I will, as soon as my crew
is back on this ship.
388
00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,755
Janeway out.
389
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:46,391
Lieutenant, you're with me.
Mr Kim, I need your report.
390
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:50,559
The Drayan shuttles are using
some kind of dielectric field
391
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:52,676
to protect them from the turbulence.
392
00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,037
We could generate that
with our shuttle's warp coils.
393
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,237
It might be rough, but we can make it.
394
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,873
- Captain...
- I know the risks.
395
00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,431
But if there's any hope left for
a diplomatic solution, I must be there.
396
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:23,673
Let's get through the preflight quickly.
Thrusters, impulse engines, warp drive.
397
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:29,915
- All propulsion systems are nominal.
- Shields, phasers, inertial dampers.
398
00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:33,595
We've got the basics. Computer,
initiate co-launch sequence.
399
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,228
Or we could just skip preflight
altogether.
400
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:38,789
Not recommended
but sometimes necessary.
401
00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:44,717
I'm taking the warp drive off-line
and setting up the dielectric field.
402
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:48,873
It's holding but we'll have to keep
an eye on the stabiliser integrity.
403
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:53,636
Janeway to bridge. Depressurise
the shuttle bay and open the doors.
404
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,756
I'm picking up a Drayan shuttle
on an intercept course.
405
00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:06,559
Can we outrun them?
406
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,237
The dielectic field is weakening
our structural integrity.
407
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,837
If we go much faster we'll break up.
We're improvising. They're not.
408
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:22,393
We're on their turf. They have every
advantage. They may not fire on us.
409
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:27,236
I'll test that theory in a few seconds.
They're entering weapons range.
410
00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:31,996
Raise shields and stand ready
to power the weapons.
411
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:41,632
Thrusters and impulse engines
are functional. We're ready to go.
412
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,793
What about the electro...
the currents that made the ships crash.
413
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,316
A dielectric field should allow us
to pass through them.
414
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,755
But be prepared for turbulence.
415
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:58,433
Initiating prelaunch sequence.
Number-3 thruster is failing.
416
00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:06,792
The Drayan shuttle's closing fast.
They'll overtake us before we land.
417
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,758
Maybe they're still willing to talk.
418
00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,151
Let's hope the ones on the surface
feel that way.
419
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,435
We'll be through this ionosphere soon.
420
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,798
Sensors are clearing up.
I'm reading Tuvok's shuttle.
421
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,839
He's trying to lift off but there's trouble
with the thrusters.
422
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:29,676
And there's a Drayan search party
approaching his location.
423
00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:34,789
I see them. They're all around us!
We've got to go! Now!
424
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,872
Please move away from the console.
425
00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:58,677
- You did it! You saved me!
- That may be a premature conclusion.
426
00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:02,799
We have minimal shields
and no functional weapons.
427
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:07,795
When we clear the atmosphere
we can be transported aboard Voyager.
428
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,473
Then what?
429
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:13,599
You may request asylum with the
Federation. Then we can protect you.
430
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,036
I want to stay with you.
431
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,510
- The Drayan shuttle is hailing us.
- You have one of our children.
432
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,672
- I want to speak to her.
- She believes you intend to kill her.
433
00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,832
- Is that true?
- The child is confused.
434
00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,878
- I only want to help her.
- You want me to die.
435
00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,077
I understand
how confusing this must be.
436
00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:35,515
Return and I will
answer your questions.
437
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:39,958
No. I'm not going back there.
I'm staying with Tuvok.
438
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:43,908
- We can resolve this aboard Voyager.
- Unacceptable.
439
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:48,676
If you attempt to take her back
to your ship I will stop you.
440
00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,673
Do what you will.
441
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,037
Very well. Fire!
442
00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,632
We weren't hit.
I believe that was a warning.
443
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,269
Phasers locked on the Drayan shuttle.
444
00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:12,433
Don't fire. We might be able to transport
Tuvok from here.
445
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:17,196
- There's too much interference.
- We can get a com-signal through.
446
00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:21,148
Tuvok, we're on our way to the surface.
We'll intercept you soon.
447
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,835
It may be too late.
I'm losing power rapidly.
448
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,998
- Another hit will force me to land.
- Go down. We'll follow you.
449
00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:38,550
It's getting dark.
What's going to happen to me?
450
00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:42,030
All I can tell you is
I will be here with you.
451
00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,635
Don't make this difficult.
She's been frightened enough.
452
00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,678
She fears
being kept here against her wishes.
453
00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:56,515
This is a critical time.
I can't allow you to interfere.
454
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:02,956
I regret it's come to this.
455
00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,715
- You have your crew member. Now go.
- I will not leave without Tressa.
456
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:09,348
She has asked for my protection.
457
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:12,478
You don't understand
the harm you're doing.
458
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:16,235
This child wants to live.
We're going to help her.
459
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:21,713
It is not a choice. This is her time.
Tressa has reached the end of her life.
460
00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:25,839
- She has barely begun it.
- She is 96 years old.
461
00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:33,196
Tressa, these people are outsiders.
They don't understand how we live.
462
00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,477
They see us as strange because
their ageing process is reversed.
463
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:40,394
Please. You don't belong with them.
I'm here to help you.
464
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,516
No. Leave me alone.
465
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:47,958
It's natural to be frightened.
You're stepping into the unknown.
466
00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:51,829
You weren't meant
to face this time alone.
467
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,753
We weren't alone. Tuvok was here.
468
00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:57,275
He stayed with us
and made us feel safe.
469
00:39:57,440 --> 00:40:01,399
He told us there was no <i>morrok</i>
and that we shouldn't be afraid.
470
00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:03,994
He took care of us.
471
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,709
Even when we didn't behave
as well as Vulcan children.
472
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:12,992
He was right about the <i>morrok.</i>
It only exists in stories.
473
00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:16,869
At this age, they are easily confused.
Their memories are clouded.
474
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,828
Near the end of life, we reach a stage
of complete innocence.
475
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:25,232
We free ourselves from all
responsibilities to this life and leave it.
476
00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,870
Tressa doesn't seem to be ready.
Perhaps she needs more time.
477
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,634
That's not for you or me to decide.
478
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:35,713
This biological process
begins the day we are created.
479
00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:37,950
The energy contained within our bodies
480
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,749
remains cohesive for a limited time
and then it is released.
481
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:45,071
- Nothing can change that.
- Nothing?
482
00:40:45,240 --> 00:40:51,270
- No. It's the natural course of life.
- Why did Tressa have to stay here?
483
00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:55,149
We believe this is where
the first spark of life was created.
484
00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,835
We're all compelled
to return here at the end,
485
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,072
to complete the cycle
and rejoin the infinite energy.
486
00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:06,677
- Tressa, do you feel it calling to you?
- Tuvok?
487
00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:11,790
She can offer you
better guidance than I.
488
00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:17,353
- You said you'd protect me.
- I cannot protect you from life's end.
489
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:19,829
Nor would I try.
490
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:24,232
Vulcans consider death
to be the completion of a journey.
491
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,868
There is nothing to fear.
492
00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:30,316
I won't be afraid.
Not if you are with me.
493
00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:38,230
May this night see you safely home.
494
00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:41,756
Attending a child on the crysata
is an honourable role.
495
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,990
You have fulfilled it well.
496
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:50,838
The final moment of life is
the most sacred, most private time.
497
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:56,719
I hope you accept my sincere apologies
for disturbing your traditions.
498
00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,275
Perhaps we've each
misjudged the other.
499
00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:05,594
I would hate to let that ruin
any possibility of friendship.
500
00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:09,516
We must leave them.
501
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:16,116
Can your shuttle make it back to
Voyager? We should wait for you.
502
00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:18,350
No. I'll be fine.
503
00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:28,512
We'll wait here as long as you like.
504
00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:32,275
I know it's time.
My only regret is leaving my family.
505
00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:36,035
My grandson.
You remind me of him sometimes.
506
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:43,069
You will still be with them
in their thoughts.
507
00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,478
As you will be in mine.
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